Burial device.



R. G. SCHNEE (Q F. W. RILEY. IQ

BURIAL DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20 I913- Patented; Nov. 20, 1917.

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wardly extending vertical branch 17. The opposite vertical branch of theU shaped receptacle is of relatively small cross-sec tional area, asshown at 18, and these branches are cohnected by a transverse bottombranch 19 which diminishes in crossmeans of surrounding casings or hubs16 and 21, respectively, which extend substantially flush with the outerends of the said lateral branches to protect the same.

' A trap comprising the parts 15 to 21 inclusive willbc embedded withina cement side wall Sof each crypt, with the inlet connection 16 incommunication with the interior of the crypt and the outlet connectlon21 communicating with a passageway 8.

By this construction, each crypt hermetically sealed at all timesagainst the inflow of gaseous fluids and 1s hermetically sealed a rainstthe outflow of such fluids except tlihough the pressure-controlled trap.Each crypt is shown as having a casket I 22 therein, which maybe of anyordinary construction except that the bottom thereof in Fi 3.

will be provided with openings 23 above the recesses 7. These openings,as so located, insure the complete drying of any gases or vapors thatmay be given -elf from the body. In fact, in ilace of an uncoveredcasket, any

other suit: le ventilated support may be used for the remains. The lowerportion of the trap will be filled with mercury, indicated at 19, to apoint above the junction of the branches 17 and 20, whereby a seal willbe provided to prevent the escape of gases through the branch 20'until apressure is attained sufiicient to displace the mercury to about thelevel indicated by the line aa The small cross-sectional area of thevertical branch 17 enables the desired pressure "to be produced againstthe escape of the gases without the employment of a large'quantity ofmercury. It is believed that decomposition will be so prevented orretarded that there will be practically no discharge of gases throughthetrap. Should a. sufiicient. pressure be produced within a crypt,however, the trap affords a sealed safety valve for the escapeof excessgases, rendered mnocuous, however, by saturation [with the germicidalgas.

The disinfecting agent is put up in the "form of a cartridge 24-, whichis preferably placed in the crypt at one side of the casket therein. Ths cartridge consists of an absorbent 25, such as asbestos, which issaturated with a solution of a volatile disin-- fectant, preferablyformaldehyde, the saturated absorbent being-contained withln a sheetmetal casing or box. When ready for use, the top of the casing will beperforated, as shown at 26, by any suitable tool. This disinfectingcartridge, if made in about the proportions shownln the drawings, willbeamply suliicient to furnish all the dismfectant necessary to completelysterilize the atmosphere of the crypt and any gases of decompositionthat may be formed. Under no ordinary conditions,,however, will such,

gases be evolved, decomposition being prevented and the remains beingthoroughly. desiccated.

From the foregoing construction it will be apparent that an eflicientlyventilated burial vault is realized and a construction of crypt providedthat will secure the absorption of all moisture and maintain a drysterilizing atmosphere lherewithin with the result that the remains arequickly dried or'desiccated, the decomposition reduced to a minimum ifnot absolutely prevented,-and the escape of noxious gases avoided.Furthermore, each crypt is complete and self-contained, has noconnection with and is independent of every other crypt, and, throughthe materials'employed and the construction and arrangement of parts, acheap but effective method of sterilizing and desiccating is attained.

The process of disinfecting which is aeeomplished in each crypt formsthe subject matter of our divisional application No. 788.548, filedSeptember 8, 1913.

Having thus described our what we claim is 1. In a mausoleum, thecombination of a plurality of crypts, each crypt being sealed whereby itis out of communication with the other crypts, means Within'each cryptfor maintaining the atmosphere dry, means invention,

within each crypt for supplying to such.

atmosphere volatile disinfecting agent, and pressure controlled meansconnected with each crypt for venting the same.

2. A burial crypt having in a wall thereof a trap, said trap having aninlet branch adapted to communicate with the interior of the crypt andbeing provided in the Wall with a downwardly extending branch, asubstantially horizontal branch, *an upwardly extending branch, and anupwardly inclined branch connecting the first mentioned vertical branchand the upper portion ofthe second vertical branch, said trap having avvlaterally extending outlet branch projecting through the wall of thecrypt, and liquid in the lower portion of saidtrap adapted to seal theupwardly-inclined branch.

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the receptiwn of a substantially trap, said plates having opposi. inghubs, one of said: hubs "tfihdl inner surface of 119. crypt .1 hubextending to the mmcrypt Wall, a receptackz ha! cal branches cennecfce11%; the-5.2;" be: wwvmdly extending brand and. an up a substzmtmiiyhmrlzon gal. bravnsh, Av... oily mclmed branch cannec'bmg the wardlymaimed blanch QXiJi. 0 in firs e'ibtimxad. branch with a portmn 0' thelower palm; of one of he vein to the upper part of the branch, marcuryin 6161mm I trap adapted t0 the botism n1 dined branch, $119 ve ticzzimwhich tlm lcwer end, @112 inch communisates being pmvid'ad WW" u allextending inies mmmgtiim and; site vartical branch "Llrmvin outlet so?time. extending hterafly in the 0p; *tion from the inlet wnnection, 5am:closing the said recepmam lateral hubs there pmtez v and outletcnnnsctions mm tending to the inner surface .7 ch which locaaefl. abovethe and. of the inclined bum it; said trap an outlet branchc0mnmnicazing mm outer surface 0f the crypt Wall, wing; l quid in theiuwm or'tion of the L (-11 :20 32:0. the up all} inclined Wilma-0: 5, We31mm 1136 the presence of twa W1 Sn SEE-KNEE

